GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| provenance | origin |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |